Abstract
Vanadium dioxide (VO2) has a great potential to be utilized as solar energy switching glazing, even though there exist some intrinsic problems of low luminous transmittance (Tlum) and poor oxidation resistance. Si–Al based anti-reflection (AR) sol–gel coatings processed at low temperature have been developed to tackle these issues assisted by adjusting ramping rate and annealing temperature. Si–Al based AR coating gives large relative enhancement on the transmittance (22% for Tlum, 14% for the whole solar spectrum Tsol,) and successfully maintains IR contrast at 2500nm wavelength with 18% relative increase in solar modulation (ΔTsol). The optimized Si–Al based AR coating annealing conditions are recorded at 3°C/min ramping rate and 100°C annealing temperature. Fluorinated-Si based gel offers a new direction of multifunctional overcoat on thermochromic smart windows with hydrophobicity (contact angle 111°), averaged 14% relatively increased luminous transmittance and enhanced oxidation resistance.
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